We give a first polynomial-time algorithm for (Weighted) Feedback Vertex Set on graphs of bounded maximum induced matching width (mim-width). Explicitly, given a branch decomposition of mim-width w, we give an nO(w)-time algorithm that solves Feedback Vertex Set. This provides a unified algorithm for many well-known classes, such as Interval graphs and Permutation graphs, and furthermore, it gi...

The WH2 (WASP homology domain-2) is a small actin monomer-binding motif and is found in many proteins that regulate the actin cytoskeleton, including the beta-thymosins, ciboulot, WASP, and verprolin/WIP (WASP-interacting protein). In sequence database searches we identified a novel mouse protein containing a WH2 domain in its C-terminal region. This mouse gene also shows strong sequence homolo...

HPP is a clinically heterogeneous disease and classified into at least six forms according to severity and age of onset: perinatal (lethal), perinatal (benign), infantile (MIM [Mendelian Inheritance in Man] # 241500), childhood (MIM# 241510), adult (MIM# 146300), and odontohypophosphatasia (Mornet, 2008) (Table 1). All forms of HPP display reduced activity of unfractionated serum ALP and the pr...

In this study, we developed a novel methodology, multiple injection method (MIM), for higher-throughput screening of compounds by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). MIM involves continuous injections of multiple samples containing a different compound respectively into the column, and then temporarily trapping of analytes at the column head in high-pressure liquid chroma...

BACKGROUND Understanding the irradiated area and dose correctly is important for the reirradiation of organs that deform after irradiation, such as the liver. We investigated the spatial registration error using the deformable image registration (DIR) software products MIM Maestro (MIM) and Velocity AI (Velocity). METHODS Image registration of pretreatment computed tomography (CT) and posttre...

State-of-the-art copper interconnects suffer from increasing spatial power dissipation due to chip downscaling and RC delays reducing operation bandwidth. Wide bandwidth, minimized Ohmic loss, deep sub-wavelength confinement and high integration density are key features that make metal-insulator-metal waveguides (MIM) utilizing plasmonic modes attractive for applications in on-chip optical sign...

The primary cilium is critical for transducing Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling, but the mechanisms of its transient assembly are poorly understood. Previously we showed that the actin regulatory protein Missing-in-Metastasis (MIM) regulates Shh signaling, but the nature of MIM's role was unknown. Here we show that MIM is required at the basal body of mesenchymal cells for cilia maintenance, Shh ...

Parkinson disease (PD) is caused by several pathogenic mutations in genes such as alphasynuclein (SNCA; MIM#163890), Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2; MIM#609007), PARKIN (parkin; MIM#602544), PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1; MIM#608309), and DJ-1 (MIM#602533) (Farrer, 2006). The alpha-synuclein protein is also a major component of Lewy bodies (LB), the pathologic substrate that is observed in ...

Mutual diffusion coefficients D(12) of the ionic liquids 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([C(2)MIM][NTf(2)]) and [C(4)MIM][NTf(2)] in highly diluted solutions of water and methanol have been measured at different temperatures between 288 K and 313 K using the Taylor dispersion technique. Tracer diffusion coefficients of the two cations [C(2)MIM](+) and [C(4)MIM](+...